EP1788444A1 - Procédé de fabrication d'une plaque d'impression lithographique - Google Patents

Procédé de fabrication d'une plaque d'impression lithographique Download PDF

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EP1788444A1
EP1788444A1 EP05110919A EP05110919A EP1788444A1 EP 1788444 A1 EP1788444 A1 EP 1788444A1 EP 05110919 A EP05110919 A EP 05110919A EP 05110919 A EP05110919 A EP 05110919A EP 1788444 A1 EP1788444 A1 EP 1788444A1
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  • the present invention relates to a method for making a lithographic printing plate whereby a negative-working photopolymer printing plate precursor is image-wise exposed, treated with a gum solution in a gumming station, whereby the plate is developed and gummed in a single step.
  • a so-called printing master such as a printing plate is mounted on a cylinder of the printing press.
  • the master carries a lithographic image on its surface and a printed copy is obtained by applying ink to said image and then transferring the ink from the master onto a receiver material, which is typically paper.
  • ink as well as an aqueous fountain solution (also called dampening liquid) are supplied to the lithographic image which consists of oleophilic (or hydrophobic, i.e. ink-accepting, water-repelling) areas as well as hydrophilic (or oleophobic, i.e. water-accepting, ink-repelling) areas.
  • driographic the lithographic image consists of ink-accepting and ink-abhesive (ink-repelling) areas and during driographic printing, only ink is supplied to the master.
  • Printing masters are generally obtained by the so-called computer-to-film (CtF) method, wherein various pre-press steps such as typeface selection, scanning, color separation, screening, trapping, layout and imposition are accomplished digitally and each color selection is transferred to graphic arts film using an imagesetter.
  • the film can be used as a mask for the exposure of an imaging material called plate precursor and after plate processing, a printing plate is obtained which can be used as a master.
  • the so-called 'computer-to-plate' (CtP) method has gained a lot of interest. This method, also called 'direct-to-plate', bypasses the creation of film because the digital document is transferred directly to a printing plate precursor by means of a so-called plate-setter.
  • a printing plate precursor for CtP is often called a digital plate.
  • Digital plates can roughly be divided in three categories : (i) silver plates, which work according to the silver salt diffusion transfer mechanism; (ii) photopolymer plates which contain a photopolymerizable composition that hardens upon exposure to light and (iii) thermal plates of which the imaging mechanism is triggered by heat or by light-to-heat conversion.
  • Thermal plates are mainly sensitized for infrared lasers emitting at 830 nm or 1064 nm.
  • Photopolymers can be sensitized for blue, green or red light (i.e. wavelength range between 450 and 750 nm), for violet light (i.e. wavelength range between 350 and 450 nm) or for infrared light(i.e. wavelength range between 750 and 1500 nm).
  • Laser sources have been increasingly used to expose a printing plate precursor which is sensitized to a corresponding laser wavelength.
  • an Ar laser (488 nm) or a FD-YAG laser (532 nm) can be used for exposing a visible light sensitized photopolymer plate.
  • the wide-scale availability of low cost blue or violet laser diodes, originally developed for data storage by means of DVD, has enabled the production of plate-setters operating at shorter wavelength. More specifically, semiconductor lasers emitting from 350 to 450 nm have been realized using an InGaN material. An infrared laser diode emitting around 830 nm or a Nd-YAG laser emitting around 1060 nm can also be used.
  • a photopolymer plate precursor comprises on a support, a photopolymerizable coating which comprises a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator and a binder.
  • a photopolymerizable coating which comprises a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator and a binder.
  • free radicals formed by the initiator initiate crosslinking and/or polymerization of the polymerizable compound, resulting in hardening or curing of the exposed areas.
  • the exposed precursor is usually processed in alkaline developer having a pH > 10, whereby the photopolymerizable coating at the non-exposed areas are solubilized in the developer solution.
  • WO 02/101 469 discloses a method of processing an imageable element useful as alkaline-developable lithographic printing plate precursor wherein the element is developed and gummed with an aqueous alkaline developing-gumming solution comprising a water-soluble polyhydroxy compound having a specific structure.
  • EP 1 342 568 discloses a method for making a heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate wherein the image-wise heated precursor, comprising a coating of hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles which coalescence on heating, is developed with a gum solution.
  • the image-wise heated precursor comprising a coating of hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles which coalescence on heating
  • a practical embodiment for this type of printing plates was introduced by Agfa under the tradename Azura.
  • An adhesion promoting compound can also added to the printing plate precursor for improving the developability of the on-press processing and for improving the durability of the plate in the printing process.
  • these compounds have an ethylenically unsaturated bond and a functional group capable of adsorbing to the surface of the support.
  • Other compounds and polymers can be used as adhesion promoting compound.
  • the compound can be present in the photopolymerisble layer or in an intermediate layer between the support and the photopolymerisable layer as disclosed in EP 851 299 , EP 1 091 251 , US 2004/214105 , EP 1 491 356 , US 2005/39620 , EP 1 495 866 , EP 1 500 498 , EP 1 520 694 and EP 1 557 262 .
  • a first problem associated with on-press processing of such photopolymer printing plates is the lack of daylight stability, i.e. the image is not stable before processing and, therefore, the exposed plate needs to be processed within a short time after the exposure.
  • on-press processing is not possible during a print job, the end-user must wait until the previous print job has been completed before the exposed plate can be mounted on the press and processed.
  • the exposure of the plate for the next print job must be delayed until just before the completion of the previous print job, so as to avoid that the unprocessed plate is affected by the ambient light.
  • the exposed plate must be kept under safe-light conditions, but this again reduces the ease of use and convenience that are normally associated with e.g. violet- and infrared-sensitive photopolymer plates.
  • a second problem left unsolved in the prior art about on-press processable photopolymer plates is the lack of a visible image between exposure and processing.
  • a colorant to the photosensitive coating, so as to obtain a visible image after removal of the non-exposed areas of the coating by the processing, this does not allow to distinguish an exposed plate from an unexposed plate immediately after the image-wise exposure, let alone to inspect the image quality after the exposure, because the visible image is only revealed after the on-press processing.
  • on-press processable plates normally do not contain a colorant because the on-press removal of the non-printing areas of the coating may cause contamination of the fountain solution and/or the ink and it may take an unacceptable number of printed copies before the contamination by said colorant has disappeared.
  • a third problem associated with on-press processing with fountain and ink is an insufficient clean-out of the non-exposed areas.
  • This object is realized by the method defined in claim 1, having the specific feature that the image-wise exposed plate precursor is treated in a first and at least a second gumming unit with a gum solution, whereby the plate is developed and gummed in a single step. Since the plate is developed and gummed, the lithographic image can no longer be affected by ambient daylight. On the contrary, further exposure to daylight would only increase the polymerization degree of the exposed areas, i.e.
  • the present inventors have observed that by treating the precursor in the first gumming unit and, subsequently, in the second gumming unit, the life-time of the gum solution in the second gumming unit is improved, resulting in an inhibition or at least retardation of a viscosity increase of the gum solution of the second gumming unit and of sludge formation in the second gumming unit.
  • This object is realized by adding a colorant to the coating of the photopolymer plate. Since the non-printing areas of the coating are removed in the gumming units, there is no risk of contamination of the fountain solution or ink during the start of the print job.
  • the printing plate precursor is image-wise exposed off-press by means of a plate setter, i.e. a laser exposure apparatus suitable for image-wise exposing a precursor.
  • a plate setter i.e. a laser exposure apparatus suitable for image-wise exposing a precursor.
  • the precursor used in the method of the present invention is negative-working whereby at the exposed areas the coating is hardened.
  • hardened means that the coating becomes insoluble or non-dispersible for the gum solution and may be achieved through polymerization and/or crosslinking of the coating.
  • the plate precursor is optionally heated, hereinafter also referred to as “pre-heat” or “preheat", to enhance or to speed-up the polymerization and/or crosslinking reaction.
  • pre-heat or “preheat”
  • This preheat step is carried out preferably at a temperature of about 80°C to 150°C and preferably during a dwell time of about 5 seconds to 1 minute and preferably in a preheating unit provided with heating elements such as IR-lamps, UV-lamps, heated air, heated roll, etc.
  • the plate precursor is treated, i.e. developed and gummed, in a gumming station which comprises a first and at least a second gumming unit.
  • a gum solution is applied to the coating of the precursor whereby the non-exposed areas of the photopolymerizable layer are removed from the support and whereby the hydrophilic surface of the support at the non-exposed areas are protected by adsorption of gum in a single step.
  • the precursor is treated with a gum solution firstly in the first gumming unit and subsequently in the second gumming unit.
  • the use of two gumming solutions in two different gumming units has the additional benefit that contamination of the gum solution of the second gumming unit is reduced, whereby an increase of the viscosity of the gum solution of the second gumming unit can be reduced or inhibited and that sludge formation in the second gumming unit is retarded or inhibited.
  • This results in an improved lifetime of the gum solution of the second gumming unit whereby this gum solution, optionally combined with regeneration (e.g. filtering) and/or adding replenishing solution, can be used for developing and gumming a higher number of plates which is cost saving and friendly for the environment.
  • the plate is mounted on the plate cylinder of the printing press and the printing process is started.
  • a gum solution is typically an aqueous liquid which comprises one or more surface protective compounds that are capable of protecting the lithographic image of a printing plate against contamination, e.g. by oxidation, fingerprints, fats, oils or dust, or damaging, e.g. by scratches during handling of the plate. Suitable examples of such compounds are film-forming hydrophilic polymers or surfactants.
  • the layer that remains on the plate after treatment with the gum solution preferably comprises between 0.005 and 20 g/m 2 of the surface protective compound, more preferably between 0.010 and 10 g/m 2 , most preferably between 0.020 and 5 g/m 2 .
  • a gum solution may be normally supplied as a concentrated solution which is diluted by the end user with water to a ready-to-use gum solution before use according to the instructions of the supplier, usually 1 part of the gum is diluted with 1 part to 10 parts of water.
  • Preferred polymers for use as protective compound in the gum solution are gum arabic, pullulan, cellulose derivatives such as carboxymethylcellulose, carboxyethylcellulose or methylcellulose, (cyclo)dextrin, poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), polysaccharide, homo- and copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or acrylamide, a copolymer of vinyl methyl ether and maleic anhydride, a copolymer of vinyl acetate and maleic anhydride or a copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride.
  • Highly preferred polymers are homo- or copolymers of monomers containing carboxylic, sulfonic or phosphonic groups or the salts thereof, e.g. (meth)acrylic acid, vinyl acetate, styrene sulfonic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid, vinyl phosphonic acid or acrylamidopropane sulfonic acid.
  • surfactants for use as surface protective agent include anionic or nonionic surfactants.
  • the gum solution may also comprise one or more of the above hydrophilic polymers as surface protective agent and, in addition, one or more surfactants to improve the surface properties of the coated layer.
  • the surface tension of the gum solution is preferably from 20 to 50 mN/m.
  • the gum solution comprises preferably an anionic surfactant, more preferably an anionic surfactant whereof the anionic group is a sulphonic acid group.
  • anionic surfactant examples include aliphates, abietates, hydroxyalkanesulfonates, alkanesulfonates, dialkylsulfosuccinates, straight-chain alkylbenzenesulfonates, branched alkylbenzenesulfonates, alkylnaphthalenesulfonates, alkylphenoxypolyoxyethylenepropylsulfonates, salts of polyoxyethylene alkylsulfophenyl ethers, sodium N-methyl-N-oleyltaurates, monoamide disodium N-alkylsulfosuccinates, petroleum sulfonates, sulfated castor oil, sulfated tallow oil, salts of sulfuric esters of aliphatic alkylesters, salts of alkylsulfuric esters, sulfuric esters of polyoxyethylenealkylethers, salts of sulfuric esters of aliphatic monoglycer
  • anionic surfactants include sodium dodecylphenoxybenzene disulfonate, the sodium salt of alkylated naphthalenesulfonate, disodium methylene-dinaphtalenedisulfonate, sodium dodecyl-benzenesulfonate, sulfonated alkyldiphenyloxide, ammonium or potassium perfluoroalkylsulfonate and sodium dioctyl-sulfosuccinate.
  • nonionic surfactants include polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, polyoxyethylene alkyl aryl ethers wherein the aryl group may be a phenyl group, a naphthyl group or an aromatic heterocyclic group, polyoxyethylene polystyryl phenyl ethers, polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene alkyl ethers, polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene block polymers, partial esters of glycerinaliphatic acids, partial esters of sorbitanaliphatic acid, partial esters of pentaerythritolaliphatic acid, propyleneglycolmonoaliphatic esters, partial esters of sucrosealiphatic acids, partial esters of polyoxyethylenesorbitanaliphatic acid, partial esters of polyoxyethylenesorbitolaliphatic acids, polyethyleneglycolaliphatic esters, partial esters of poly-glycerinaliphatic acids, polyoxyethylenated castor oils, partial esters of polyoxyethyl
  • nonionic surfactants are polyoxyethylene alkylphenyl ethers, polyoxyethylene alkylnaphthyl ethers and poloxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block polymers. Further, fluorinic and siliconic anionic and nonionic surfactants may be similarly used.
  • Two or more of the above surfactants may be used in combination.
  • a combination of two or more different anionic surfactants or a combination of an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant may be preferred.
  • the amount of such a surfactant is not specifically limited but is preferably from 0.01 to 30 wt.%, more preferably from 0.05 to 20 wt.%.
  • the gum solution has a pH-value preferably between 3 and 9, more preferably between 4.5 and 8.5, most preferably between 5 and 7.
  • the pH of the gum solution is usually adjusted with a mineral acid, an organic acid or an inorganic salt in an amount of from 0.01 to 15 wt.%, preferably from 0.02 to 10 wt.%.
  • the mineral acids include nitric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid and metaphosphoric acid.
  • organic acids are used as pH control agents and as desensitizing agents.
  • the organic acids include carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids, phosphonic acids or salts thereof, e.g.
  • succinates phosphates, phosphonates, sulfates and sulfonates.
  • organic acid include citric acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, lactic acid, levulinic acid, phytic acid and organic phosphonic acid.
  • the gum solution further comprises preferably an inorganic salt.
  • the inorganic salt include magnesium nitrate, monobasic sodium phosphate, dibasic sodium phosphate, nickel sulfate, sodium hexametaphosphate and sodium tripolyphosphate.
  • An alkali-metal dihydrogen phosphate such as KH 2 PO 4 or NaH 2 PO 4 is most preferred.
  • Other inorganic salts can be used as corrosion inhibiting agents, e.g. magnesium sulfate or zinc nitrate.
  • the mineral acid, organic acid or inorganic salt may be used singly or in combination with one or more thereof.
  • the gum solution as developer in the processing of the plate comprises preferably a mixture of an anionic surfactant and an inorganic salt.
  • the anionic surfactant is preferably an anionic surfactant with a sulphonic acid group, more preferably an alkali-metal salt of a mono- or di-alkyl substituted diphenylether-sulphonic acid
  • the inorganic salt is preferably a mono or dibasic phosphate salt, more preferably an alkali-metal dihydrogen phosphate, most preferably KH 2 PO 4 or NaH 2 PO 4 .
  • the gum solution comprising a mixture of an anionic surfactant and an inorganic salt has preferably a pH-value between 3 and 9, more preferably between 4 and 8, most preferably between 5 and 7.
  • a wetting agent such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, triethylene glycol, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, glycerin, trimethylol propane and diglycerin may also be present in the gum solution.
  • the wetting agent may be used singly or in combination with one or more thereof.
  • the foregoing wetting agent is preferably used in an amount of from 1 to 25 wt.%.
  • a chelate compound may be present in the gum solution.
  • Calcium ion and other impurities contained in the diluting water can have adverse effects on printing and thus cause the contamination of printed matter. This problem can be eliminated by adding a chelate compound to the diluting water.
  • Preferred examples of such a chelate compound include organic phosphonic acids or phosphonoalkanetricarboxylic acids.
  • organic amine salts are useful.
  • the preferred amount of such a chelating agent to be added is from 0.001 to 5 wt.% relative to the gum solution in diluted form.
  • an antiseptic and an anti-foaming agent may be present in the gum solution.
  • an antiseptic include phenol, derivatives thereof, formalin, imidazole derivatives, sodium dehydroacetate, 4-isothiazoline-3-one derivatives, benzoisothiazoline-3-one, benztriazole derivatives, amidineguanidine derivatives, quaternary ammonium salts, pyridine derivatives, quinoline derivatives, guanidine derivatives, diazine, triazole derivatives, oxazole and oxazine derivatives.
  • the preferred amount of such an antiseptic to be added is such that it can exert a stable effect on bacteria, fungi, yeast or the like.
  • the anti-foaming agent is preferably silicone anti-foaming agents.
  • an emulsion dispersion type or solubilized type anti-foaming agent may be used.
  • the proper amount of such an anti-foaming agent to be added is from 0.001 to 1.0 wt.% relative to the gum solution in diluted form.
  • an ink receptivity agent may be present in the gum solution if desired.
  • examples of such an ink receptivity agent include turpentine oil, xylene, toluene, low heptane, solvent naphtha, kerosine, mineral spirit, hydrocarbons such as petroleum fraction having a boiling point of about 120°C to about 250°C, diester phthalates (e.g., dibutyl phthalate, diheptyl phthalate, di-n-octyl phthalate, di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, dinonyl phthalate, didecyl phthalate, dilauryl phthalate, butylbenzyl phthalate), aliphatic dibasic esters (e.g., dioctyl adipate, butylglycol adipate, dioctyl azelate, dibutyl sebacate, di(2-ethy
  • solvents which can be used in combination with these solvents include ketones (e.g., cyclohexanone), halogenated hydrocarbons (e.g., ethylene dichloride), ethylene glycol ethers (e.g., ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol monophenyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether), aliphatic acids (e.g., caproic acid, enathic acid, caprylic acid, pelargonic acid, capric acid, undecylic acid, lauric acid, tridecylic acid, myristic acid, pentadecylic acid, palmitic acid, heptadecylic acid, stearic acid, nonadecanic acid, arachic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, cerotic acid, heptacosanoic acid, montanic acid, melissic acid, lacceric acid, isovaleric acid) and unsaturated
  • the ink receptivity agent is an aliphatic acid which is liquid at a temperature of 50°C, more preferably has from 5 to 25 carbon atoms, most preferably has from 8 to 21 carbon atoms.
  • the ink receptivity agent may be used singly or in combination with one or more thereof.
  • the ink receptivity agent is preferably used in an amount of from 0.01 to 10 wt.%, more preferably from 0.05 to 5 wt.%.
  • the foregoing ink receptivity agent may be present as an oil-in-water emulsion or may be solubilized with the aid of a solubilizing agent.
  • the viscosity of the gum solution can be adjusted to a value of e.g. between 1.7 and 5 mPa.s, by adding viscosity increasing compounds, such as poly(ethylene oxide) or polyvinylalcohol, e.g. having a molecular weight between 10 4 and 10 7 .
  • Such compounds can be present in a concentration of 0.01 to 10 g/l.
  • a baking gum has a similar composition as described above, with the additional preference towards compounds that do not evaporate at the usual bake temperatures.
  • Baking gum solutions or baking gumming solutions can be aqueous solutions of sodium dodecyl phenoxy benzene disulphonate, alkylated naphthalene sulphonic acid, sulphonated alkyl diphenyl oxide, methylene dinaphtalene sulphonic acid, etc.
  • Other gumming solutions contain a hydrophilic polymer component and an organic acid component.
  • Still other baking gumming solutions contains the potassium salt of the hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid.
  • Still other baking gumming solutions contain a sulphosuccinamate compound and phosphoric acid.
  • the contact angle between the baking gum solution and the plate is preferably lowered by adding at least one surfactant.
  • Preferred surfactants are non-ionic polyglycols and perfluorated aliphatic polyester acrylates.
  • the baking gumming solutions comprises (a) water, (b) at least one hydrophilic polymer and (c) at least one component selected from the group consisting of water soluble organic acids comprising at least two acid functions and being selected form the group consisting of a benzene carboxylic acid, a benzene sulphonic acid, a benzene phosphonic acid, an alkane phosphonic acid and water soluble salts thereof.
  • the mentioned compounds (b) and (c) which are dissolved in the aqueous solution in accordance with the present invention are such that they do not evaporate at the customary baking temperatures.
  • the protective layer which is formed remains water-soluble, even after baking, and can be readily removed without damaging the printing plate.
  • Component (b) comprises in particular the following hydrophilic polymers: N-polyvinyl-pyrrolidone, polyvinylmethylether, copolymers containing ethylene units and maleic anhydride units, homopolymers or copolymers containing vinyl phosphonic acid units, vinyl methyl phosphinic acid units and/or acrylic acid units and/or a polyalkylene glycol, such as polyethylene glycol.
  • Component (c) comprises in particular : benzene disulphonic acids, benzene polycarboxylic acids having from 3 to 6 carboxyl groups, alkane diphosphonic acids which having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkane group, carboxyl group containing alkane diphosphonic acids which have from 5 to 9 carbon atoms in the alkane group, and/or one of the water-soluble salts of these acids (preferably alkali metal salts or ammonium salts).
  • component (c) examples include benzene-1,3-disulphonic acid, benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid (trimellitic acid), benzene 1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid (pyromellitic acid), benzene hexacarboxylic adid (mellitic acid), methane diphosphonic acid (diphosphono methane), 4,4-diphosphono-heptane-1,7-dioic acid (3,3-diphosphone-pimeic acid), and the sodium salts of these acids.
  • trimellitic acid trimellitic acid
  • benzene 1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid pyromellitic acid
  • benzene hexacarboxylic adid methane diphosphonic acid (diphosphono methane), 4,4-diphosphono-heptane-1,7-dioic acid (3,3-diphosphone-pimeic
  • the baking gumming solution for use can additionally contain hydroxy-polycarboxylic acids, such as citric acid and/or the salts thereof, water soluble alkanediols having at least 4 carbon atoms, such as hexanediol-(1,6) and surfactants (preferably anionic or non-ionic surfactants) such as alkyl aryl sulphonates, alkyl phenol ether sulphonates and a natural surfactant (e.g. Saponin).
  • surfactants preferably anionic or non-ionic surfactants
  • alkyl aryl sulphonates alkyl phenol ether sulphonates
  • a natural surfactant e.g. Saponin
  • a particularly preferred lithographic support is an electrochemically grained and anodized aluminum support. Graining an anodizing of aluminum supports is well known.
  • the acid used for graining can be e.g. nitric acid or sulfuric acid.
  • the acid used for graining preferably comprises hydrogen chloride. Also mixtures of e.g. hydrogen chloride and acetic acid can be used.
  • electrochemical graining and anodizing parameters such as electrode voltage, nature and concentration of the acid electrolyte or power consumption on the one hand and the obtained lithographic quality in terms of Ra and anodic weight (g/m 2 of Al 2 O 3 formed on the aluminum surface) on the other hand is well known.
  • the anodized aluminum support may be subject to a so-called post-anodic treatment to improve the hydrophilic properties of its surface.
  • the aluminum support may be silicated by treating its surface with a sodium silicate solution at elevated temperature, e.g. 95°C.
  • a phosphate treatment may be applied which involves treating the aluminum oxide surface with a phosphate solution that may further contain an inorganic fluoride.
  • the aluminum oxide surface may be rinsed with a citric acid or citrate solution. This treatment may be carried out at room temperature or may be carried out at a slightly elevated temperature of about 30 to 50°C.
  • a further interesting treatment involves rinsing the aluminum oxide surface with a bicarbonate solution.
  • the aluminum oxide surface may be treated with polyvinylphosphonic acid, polyvinylmethylphosphonic acid, phosphoric acid esters of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylsulfonic acid, polyvinylbenzenesulfonic acid, sulfuric acid esters of polyvinyl alcohol, and acetals of polyvinyl alcohols formed by reaction with a sulfonated aliphatic aldehyde.
  • Another useful post-anodic treatment may be carried out with a solution of polyacrylic acid or a polymer comprising at least 30 mol% of acrylic acid monomeric units, e.g. GLASCOL E15, a polyacrylic acid, commercially available from ALLIED COLLOIDS.
  • a solution of polyacrylic acid or a polymer comprising at least 30 mol% of acrylic acid monomeric units e.g. GLASCOL E15, a polyacrylic acid, commercially available from ALLIED COLLOIDS.
  • the grained and anodized aluminum support may be a sheet-like material such as a plate or it may be a cylindrical element such as a sleeve which can be slid around a print cylinder of a printing press.
  • the support can also be a flexible support, which may be provided with a hydrophilic layer, hereinafter called 'base layer'.
  • the flexible support is e.g. paper, plastic film or aluminum.
  • Preferred examples of plastic film are polyethylene terephthalate film, polyethylene naphthalate film, cellulose acetate film, polystyrene film, polycarbonate film, etc.
  • the plastic film support may be opaque or transparent.
  • the base layer is preferably a cross-linked hydrophilic layer obtained from a hydrophilic binder cross-linked with a hardening agent such as formaldehyde, glyoxal, polyisocyanate or a hydrolyzed tetra-alkylorthosilicate.
  • a hardening agent such as formaldehyde, glyoxal, polyisocyanate or a hydrolyzed tetra-alkylorthosilicate.
  • the thickness of the hydrophilic base layer may vary in the range of 0.2 to 25 ⁇ m and is preferably 1 to 10 ⁇ m. More details of preferred embodiments of the base layer can be found in e.g. EP-A 1 025 992 .
  • the coating on the support comprises at least one layer comprising a photopolymerizable composition, said layer hereinafter also referred to as "photopolymerizable layer".
  • a photopolymerizable layer On said photopolymerizable layer, an oxygen-barrier layer which comprises a water-soluble or water-swellable polymer, can be applied, said barrier layer hereinafter also referred to as "toplayer” or "overcoat” or “overcoat layer”.
  • Said coating may further comprise an intermediate layer between the photopolymerizable layer and the support.
  • the thickness of the coating preferably ranges between 0.4 and 10 g/m 2 , more preferably between 0.5 and 5 g/m 2 , most preferably between 0.6 and 3 g/m 2 .
  • the photopolymerizable layer comprises a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator capable of hardening said polymerizable compound in the exposed areas and a binder.
  • the photopolymerizable layer may further comprise an adhesion promoting compound.
  • the photopolymerizable layer has a coating thickness preferably ranging between 0.4 and 5.0 g/m 2 , more preferably between 0.5 and 3.0 g/m 2 , most preferably between 0.6 and 2.2 g/m 2 .
  • the adhesion promoting compound is a compound capable of interacting with said support, preferably a compound having an addition-polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated bond and a functional group capable of interacting with the support, more preferably a functional group capable of interacting with a grained and anodised aluminium support.
  • a bond is formed which can be a covalent bond, an ionic bond, a complex bond, a coordinate bond or a hydrogen-bridge bond, and which can be formed by an adsorption process, a chemical reaction, an acid-base reaction, a complex-forming reaction or a reaction of a chelating group or a ligand.
  • the adhesion promoting compound may be present in the photopolymerizable layer and/or in an intermediate layer between the photopolymerizable layer and the support.
  • the adhesion promoting compound may be selected from at least one of the low molecular weight compounds or polymeric compounds as described in EP-A 851 299 from lines 22 on page 3 to line 1 on page 4, EP-A 1 500 498 from paragraph [0023] on page 7 to paragraph [0052] on page 20, EP-A 1 495 866 paragraph [0030] on page 5 to paragraph [0049] on page 11, EP-A 1 091 251 from paragraph [0014] on page 3 to paragraph [0018] on page 20, and EP-A 1 520 694 from paragraph [0023] on page 6 to paragraph [0060] on page 19.
  • Preferred compounds are those compounds which comprise a phosphate or phosphonate group as functional group capable of adsorbing on the aluminium support and which comprise an addition-polymerizable ethylenic double bond reactive group, especially those described in EP-A 851 299 from lines 22 on page 3 to line 1 on page 4 and EP-A 1 500 498 from paragraph [0023] on page 7 to paragraph [0052] on page 20.
  • tri-alkyloxy silane groups hereinafter also referred to as "trialkoxy silane” groups, wherein the alkyl is preferably methyl or ethyl, or wherein the trialkyloxy silane groups are at least partially hydrolysed to silanol groups, as functional group capable of adsorbing on the support, especially silane coupling agents having an addition-polymerizable ethylenic double bond reactive group as described in EP-A 1 557 262 paragraph [0279] on page 49 and EP-A 1 495 866 paragraph [0030] on page 5 to paragraph [0049] on page 11.
  • the adhesion promoting compound may be present in the photopolymerizable layer in an amount ranging between 1 and 50 wt%, preferably between 3 and 30 wt%, more preferably between 5 and 20 wt% of the non-volatile components of the composition.
  • the adhesion promoting compound may be present in the intermediate layer in an amount of at least 50 wt%, preferably at least 80 wt%, more preferably at least 90 wt%, most preferably 100 wt% of the non-volatile components of the composition.
  • the optionally intermediate layer has a coating thickness preferably ranging between 0.001 and 1.5 g/m 2 , more preferably between 0.003 and 1.0 g/m 2 , most preferably between 0.005 and 0.7 g/m 2 .
  • said polymerizable monomer or oligomer is a monomer or oligomer comprising at least one epoxy or vinyl ether functional group and said initiator is a Bronsted acid generator capable of generating free acid, optionally in the presence of a sensitizer, upon exposure, hereinafter said initiator also referred to as "cationic photoinitiator” or "cationic initiator”.
  • Suitable polyfunctional epoxy monomers include, for example, 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3,4-epoxycyclohex-ane carboxylate, bis-(3,4 -epoxycyclohexymethyl) adipate, difunctional bisphenol Aepichlorohydrin epoxy resin and multifunctional epichlorohydrinitetraphenylol ethane epoxy resin.
  • Suitable cationic photoinitiators include, for example, triarylsulfonium hexafluoroantimonate, triarylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate, diaryliodonium hexafluoroantimonate, and haloalkyl substituted s-triazine. It is noted that most cationic initiators are also free radical initiators because, in addition to generating Bronsted acid, they also generate free radicals during photo or thermal decomposition.
  • said polymerizable monomer or oligomer is a ethylenically unsaturated compound, having at least one terminal ethylenic group, hereinafter also referred to as "free-radical polymerizable monomer”, and said initiator is a compound, capable of generating free radical, optionally in the presence of a sensitizer, upon exposure, hereinafter said initiator also referred to as "free radical initiator".
  • Suitable free-radical polymerizable monomers include, for example, multifunctional (meth)acrylate monomers (such as (meth)acrylate esters of ethylene glycol, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, ethoxylated ethylene glycol and ethoxylated trimethylolpropane, multifunctional urethanated (meth)acrylate, and epoxylated (meth)acrylate), and oligomeric amine diacrylates.
  • the (meth)acrylic monomers may also have other double bond or epoxide group, in addition to (meth)acrylate group.
  • the (meth)acrylate monomers may also contain an acidic (such as carboxylic acid) or basic (such as amine) functionality.
  • Any free radical initiator capable of generating free radical directly or in the presence of a sensitizer upon exposure can be used as a free radical initiator of this invention.
  • Suitable free-radical initiators include, for example, the derivatives of acetophenone (such as 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone, and 2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio) phenyll-2-morpholino propan-1-one); benzophenone; benzil; ketocoumarin (such as 3-benzoyl-7-methoxy coumarin and 7-methoxy coumarin); xanthone; thioxanthone; benzoin or an alkyl-substituted anthraquinone; onium salts (such as diaryliodonium hexafluoroantimonate, diaryliodonium triflate, (4-(2-hydroxytetradecyl-oxy)-phenyl) phenyliodonium hexafluoroantimonate,
  • borate salts such as tetrabutylammonium triphenyl(n-butyl)borate, tetraethylammonium triphenyl(n-butyl)borate, diphenyliodonium tetraphenylborate, and triphenylsulfonium triphenyl(n-butyl)borate, and borate salts as described in U.S. Pat. Nos.
  • haloalkyl substituted s-triazines such as 2,4-bis(trichloromethyl)-6-(p-methoxy-styryl)-s-triazine, 2,4-bis(trichloromethyl)-6-(4-methoxy-naphth-1-yl)-s-triazine, 2,4-bis(trichloromethyl)-6-piperonyl-s-triazine, and 2,4-bis(trichloromethyl)-6-[(4 -ethoxy-ethylenoxy)-phen-1-yl]-s-triazine, and s-triazines as described in U.S. Pat.
  • the photopolymerizable composition according to the present invention comprises a hexaaryl-bisimidazole (HABI; dimer of triaryl-imidazole) compound as a photopolymerization initiator alone or in combination with further photoinitiators.
  • HABI hexaaryl-bisimidazole
  • a very high sensitivity can be obtained in the context of the present invention by the combination of an optical brightener as sensitizer and a hexaarylbisimidazole as photoinitiator.
  • Suitable classes of photoinitiators other than hexaarylbisimidazole compounds include aromatic ketones, aromatic onium salts, organic peroxides, thio compounds, ketooxime ester compounds, borate compounds, azinium compounds, metallocene compounds, active ester compounds and compounds having a carbon-halogen bond, but preferably the composition comprises a non-boron comprising photopolymerization initiator and particularly preferred the photopolymerization initiator comprises no boron comopound.
  • Many specific examples of photoinitiators suitable for the present invention can be found in EP-A 1 091 247 .
  • Other preferred initiators are trihalo methyl sulphones.
  • hexaarylbisimidazole compounds and/or metallocene compounds are used alone or in combination with other suitable photoinitiators, in particular with aromatic ketones, aromatic onium salts, organic peroxides, thio compounds, ketoxime ester compounds, azinium compounds, active ester compounds or compounds having a carbon halogen bond.
  • the hexaarylbisimidazole compounds make more than 50 mol-%, preferably at least 80 mol-% and particularly preferred at least 90 mol-% of all the photoinitiators used in the photopolymerizable composition of the present invention.
  • said polymerizable monomer or oligomer may be a combination of a monomer or oligomer comprising at least one epoxy or vinyl ether functional group and a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated compound, having at least one terminal ethylenic group
  • said initiator may be a combination of a cationic initiator and a free-radical initiator.
  • a monomer or oligomer comprising at least one epoxy or vinyl ether functional group and a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated compound, having at least one terminal ethylenic group can be the same compound wherein the compound contains both ethylenic group and epoxy or vinyl ether group.
  • Examples of such compounds include epoxy functional acrylic monomers, such as glycidyl acrylate.
  • the free radical initiator and the cationic initiator can be the same compound if the compound is capable of generating both free radical and free acid.
  • Examples of such compounds include various onium salts such as diaryliodonium hexafluoroantimonate and s-triazines such as 2,4-bis(trichloromethyl)-6-[(4-ethoxyethylenoxy)-phen-1-yl]-s-triazine which are capable of generating both free radical and free acid in the presence of a sensitizer.
  • the photopolymerizable layer may also comprise a multifunctional monomer.
  • This monomer contains at least two functional groups selected from an ethylenically unsaturated group and/or an epoxy or vinyl ether group.
  • Particular multifunctional monomers for use in the photopolymer coating are disclosed in US 6,410,205 , US 5,049,479 , EP 1079276 , EP 1369232 , EP 1369231 EP 1341040 , US 2003/0124460 , EP 1241002 , EP 1288720 and in the reference book including the cited refences : Chemistry & Technology UV & EB formulation for coatings, inks & paints - Volume 2 - Prepolymers and Reactive Diluents for UV and EB Curable Formulations by N.S.
  • urethane (meth)acrylate multifunctional monomers which can be used alone or in combination with other (meth)acrylate multifunctional monomers.
  • the photopolymerizable layer may also comprise a co-initiator.
  • a co-initiator is used in combination with a free radical initiator and/or cationic initator.
  • Particular co-initiators for use in the photopolymer coating are disclosed in US 6,410,205 , US 5,049,479 , EP 1079276 , 1369232 , EP 1369231 EP 1341040 , US 2003/0124460 , EP 1241002 , EP 1288720 and in the reference book including the cited refences: Chemistry & Technology UV & EB formulation for coatings, inks & paints - Volume 3 -Photoinitiators for Free Radical and Cationic Polymerisation by K.K. Dietliker - Edited by P.K.T. Oldring - 1991 - ISBN 0 947798161 .
  • the photopolymerizable layer may also comprise an inhibitor.
  • Particular inhibitors for use in the photopolymer coating are disclosed in US 6,410,205 , EP 1288720 and the unpublished patent application EP-A 04101955, filed on 6/5/2004 .
  • the binder of the photopolymerizable layer is the binder of the photopolymerizable layer
  • the photopolymerizable layer may also comprise a binder.
  • the binder can be selected from a wide series of organic polymers. Compositions of different binders can also be used.
  • Useful binders include for example chlorinated polyalkylene (in particular chlorinated polyethylene and chlorinated polypropylene), polymethacrylic acid alkyl esters or alkenyl esters (in particular polymethyl (meth)acrylate, polyethyl (meth)acrylate, polybutyl (meth)acrylate, polyisobutyl (meth)acrylate, polyhexyl (meth)acrylate, poly(2-ethylhexyl) (meth)acrylate and polyalkyl (meth)acrylate copolymers of (meth) acrylic acid alkyl esters or alkenyl esters with other copolymerizable monomers (in particular with (met)acrylonitrile, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, styrene and/or but
  • Particulary preferred binders are polymers having vinylcaprolactam, vinylpyrrolidone or alkylated vinylpyrrolidone as monomeric units.
  • Alkylated vinylpyrrolidone polymers can be obtained by grafting alfa-olefines onto the vinylpyrrolidone polymer backbone. Typical examples of such products are the Agrimer AL Graft polymers commercially available from ISP.
  • the length of the alkylation group may vary from C 4 to C 30 .
  • binders containing carboxyl groups are binders containing carboxyl groups, in particular copolymers containing monomeric units of ⁇ , ⁇ -unsaturated carboxylic acids or monomeric units of ⁇ , ⁇ -unsaturated dicarboxylic acids (preferably acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, crotonic acid, vinylacetic acid, maleic acid or itaconic acid).
  • copolymers are to be understood in the context of the present invention as polymers containing units of at least 2 different monomers, thus also terpolymers and higher mixed polymers.
  • Particular examples of useful copolymers are those containing units of (meth)acrylic acid and units of alkyl (meth)acrylates, allyl (meth)acrylates and/or (meth)acrylonitrile as well as copolymers containing units of crotonic acid and units of alkyl (meth)acrylates and/or (meth)acrylonitrile and vinylacetic acid/alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymers. Also suitable are copolymers containing units of maleic anhydride or maleic acid monoalkyl esters.
  • copolymers containing units of maleic anhydride and styrene, unsaturated ethers or esters or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons and the esterification products obtained from such copolymers are, for example, copolymers containing units of maleic anhydride and styrene, unsaturated ethers or esters or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons and the esterification products obtained from such copolymers.
  • Further suitable binders are products obtainable from the conversion of hydroxyl-containing polymers with intramolecular dicarboxylic anhydrides.
  • Further useful binders are polymers in which groups with acid hydrogen atoms are present, some or all of which are converted with activated isocyanates. Examples of these polymers are products obtained by conversion of hydroxyl-containing polymers with aliphatic or aromatic sulfonyl isocyanates or phosphinic acid isocyanates.
  • polymers with aliphatic or aromatic hydroxyl groups for example copolymers containing units of hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates, allyl alcohol, hydroxystyrene or vinyl alcohol, as well as epoxy resins, provided they carry a sufficient number of free OH groups.
  • Particular useful binder and particular useful reactive binders are disclosed in EP 1 369 232 , EP 1 369 231 , EP 1 341 040 , US 2003/0124460 , EP 1 241 002 , EP 1 288 720 , US 6,027,857 , US 6,171,735 and US 6,420,089 .
  • the organic polymers used as binders have a typical mean molecular weight M w between 600 and 700 000, preferably between 1 000 and 350 000. Preference is further given to polymers having an acid number between 10 to 250, preferably 20 to 200, or a hydroxyl number between 50 and 750, preferably between 100 and 500.
  • the amount of binder(s) generally ranges from 10 to 90 % by weight, preferably 20 to 80 % by weight, relative to the total weight of the non-volatile components of the composition.
  • binders are copolymers of vinylacetate and vinylalcohol, preferably comprising vinylalcohol in an amount of 10 to 98 mol% vinylalcohol, more preferably between 35 and 95 mol %, most preferably 40 and 75 mol %, best results are obtained with 50 to 65 mol % vinylalcohol.
  • the ester-value, measured by the method as defined in DIN 53 401, of the copolymers of vinylacetate and vinylalcohol ranges preferably between 25 and 700 mg KOH/g, more preferably between 50 and 500 mg KOH/g, most preferably between 100 and 300 mg KOH/g.
  • the viscosity of the copolymers of vinylacetate and vinylalcohol are measured on a 4 weight % aqueous solution at 20°C as defined in DIN 53 015 and the viscosity ranges preferably between 3 and 60 mPa.s, more preferably between 4 and 30 mPa.s, most preferably between 5 and 25 mPa.s.
  • the average molecular weight M w of the copolymers of vinylacetate and vinylalcohol ranges preferably between 5 000 and 500 000 g/mol, more preferably between 10 000 and 400 000 g/mol, most preferably between 15 000 and 250 000 g/mol.
  • Other preferred binders are disclosed in EP 152 819 B1 on page 2 lines 50-page 4 line 20, and in EP 1 043 627 B1 on paragraph [0013] on page 3.
  • the polymeric binder comprises a hydrophobic backbone, and pendant groups including for example a hydrophilic poly(alkylene oxide) segment.
  • the polymeric binder may also include pendant cyano groups attached to the hydrophobic backbone.
  • a combination of such binders may also be employed.
  • the polymeric binder is a solid at room temperature, and is typically a non-elastomeric thermoplastic.
  • the polymeric binder comprises both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions, which is thought to be important for enhancing differentiation of the exposed and unexposed areas by facilitating developability.
  • the polymeric binder is characterized by a number average molecular weight (Mn)in the range from about 10.000 to 250.000, more commonly in the range from about 25.000 to 200.000.
  • the polymerizable composition may comprise discrete particles of the polymeric binder.
  • the discrete particles are particles of the polymeric binder which are suspended in the polymerizable composition. The presence of discrete particles tends to promote developability of the unexposed areas.
  • Specific examples of the polymeric binders according to this embodiment are described in US 6.899.994 , 2004/0260050 , US2005/0003285 , US2005/0170286 and US2005/0123853 .
  • the imageable layer may optionally comprise one or more co-binders.
  • Typical co-binders are water-soluble or water-dispersible polymers, such as, cellulose derivatives, poly vinyl alcohol, poly acrylic acid poly(meth)acrylic acid, poly vinyl pyrrolidone, polylactide, poly vinyl phosphonic acid, synthetic co-polymers, such as the co-polymer of an alkoxy polyethylene glycol (meth)acrylate.
  • specific examples of co-binders are described in US2004/0260050 , US2005/0003285 and US2005/0123853 .
  • Printing plate precursors the imageable layer of which comprises a binder and optionally a co-binder according this embodiment and described in more detail in US2004/0260050 , US2005/0003285 and US2005/0123853 , optionally comprises a topcoat and an interlayer.
  • Nonionic surfactants are preferred.
  • Preferred nonionic surfactants are polymers and oligomers containing one or more polyether (such as polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, and copolymer of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol) segments.
  • nonionic surfactants are block copolymers of propylene glycol and ethylene glycol (also called block copolymer of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide); ethoxylated or propoxylated acrylate oligomers; and polyethoxylated alkylphenols and polyethoxylated fatty alcohols.
  • the nonionic surfactant is preferably added in an amount ranging between 0.1 and 30% by weight of the coating, more preferably between 0.5 and 20%, and most preferably between 1 and 15%.
  • the photocurable composition may also comprise a sensitizer.
  • a sensitizer are violet light absorbing sensitizers, having an absorption spectrum between 350 nm and 450 nm, preferably between 370 nm and 420 nm, more preferably between 390 nm and 415 nm.
  • Particular preferred sensitizers are disclosed in EP 1 349 006 paragraph [0007] to [0009], EP-A-3103499, filed on 22/03/2003 , and WO2004/047930 , including the cited references in these patent applications.
  • sensitizers are infrared light absorbing dyes, having an absorption spectrum between 750 nm and 1300 nm, preferably between 780 nm and 1200 nm, more preferably between 800 nm and 1100 nm.
  • Particular preferred sensitizers are heptamethinecyane dyes, specially the dyes disclosed in EP 1 359 008 paragraph [0030] to [0032].
  • Other preferred sensitizers are blue, green or red light absorbing sensitizers, having an absorption spectrum between 450 nm and 750 nm.
  • Useful sensitizers can be selected from the sensitizing dyes disclosed in US 6,410,205 , US 5,049,479 , EP 1 079 276 , EP 1 369 232 , EP 1 369 231 , EP 1 341 040 , US 2003/0124460 , EP 1 241 002 and EP 1 288 720 .
  • the photopolymerizable layer or another layer of the coating may also comprise a colorant.
  • the colorant can be present in the photopolymerizable layer or in a separate layer below or above the photopolymerizable layer. After processing with a gum solution, at least part of the colorant remains on the hardened coating areas, and a visible image can be produced on the support by removing the coating, including the colorant, at the non-exposed areas in the gum processing.
  • the colorant can be a dye or a pigment.
  • a dye or pigment can be used as a colorant when the layer, comprising the dye or pigment, is colored for the human eye.
  • the colorant can be a pigment.
  • Various types of pigments can be used such as organic pigments, inorganic pigments, carbon black, metallic powder pigments and fluorescent pigments.
  • Organic pigments are preferred.
  • organic pigments include quinacridone pigments, quinacridonequinone pigments, dioxazine pigments, phthalocyanine pigments, anthrapyrimidine pigments, anthanthrone pigments, indanthrone pigments, flavanthrone pigments, perylene pigments, diketopyrrolopyrrole pigments, perinone pigments, quinophthalone pigments, anthraquinone pigments, thioindigo pigments, benzimidazolone pigments, isoindolinone pigments, azomethine pigments, and azo pigments.
  • pigments usable as colorant are the following (herein is C.I. an abbreviation for Color Index; under a Blue colored pigment is understood a pigment that appears blue for the human eye; the other colored pigments have to be understood in an analogue way) :
  • Blue colored pigments including cyan pigments, are preferred.
  • the pigments may be used with or without being subjected to surface treatment of the pigment particles.
  • the pigments are subjected to surface treatment.
  • Methods for surface treatment include methods of applying a surface coat of resin, methods of applying surfactant, and methods of bonding a reactive material (for example, a silane coupling agent, an epoxy compound, polyisocyanate, or the like) to the surface of the pigment.
  • a reactive material for example, a silane coupling agent, an epoxy compound, polyisocyanate, or the like
  • Suitable examples of pigments with surface treatment are the modified pigments described in WO 02/04210 . Specifically the blue colored modified pigments described in WO 02/04210 are preferred as colorant in the present invention.
  • the pigments have a particle size which is preferably less than 10 ⁇ m, more preferably less than 5 ⁇ m and especially preferably less than 3 ⁇ m.
  • the method for dispersing the pigments may be any known dispersion method which is used for the production of ink or toner or the like. Dispersing machines include an ultrasonic disperser, a sand mill, an attritor, a pearl mill, a super mill, a ball mill, an impeller, a dispenser, a KD mill, a colloid mill, a dynatron, a three-roll mill and a press kneader. Details thereof are described in " Latest Pigment Applied Technology" (CMC Publications, published in 1986).
  • a dispersing agent may be omitted in the preparation of dispersions of so-called self-dispersing pigments.
  • Specific examples of self-dispersing pigments are pigments with are subjected to a surface treatment in such a way the pigment surface is compatible with the dispersing liquid.
  • Typical examples of self-dispersing pigments in an aqueous medium are pigments which have ionic or ionisable groups or polyethyleneoxide chains coupled to the particle-surface. Examples of ionic or ionisable groups are acid groups or salts thereof such as carboxylic acid group, sulphonic acid, phosphoric acid or phosphonic acid and alkali metal salts of these acids.
  • Suitable examples of self-dispersing pigments are described in WO 02/04210 and these are preferred in the present invention. The blue colored self-dispersing pigments in WO 02/04210 are preferred.
  • the amount of pigment in the coating may be in the range of about 0.005 g/m 2 to 2 g/m 2 , preferably about 0.007 g/m 2 to 0.5 g/m 2 , more preferably about 0.01 g/m 2 to 0.2 g/m 2 , most preferably about 0.01 g/m 2 to 0.1 g/m 2 .
  • the colorant can also be a dye.
  • Any known dyes such as commercially available dyes or dyes described in, for example, "Dye Handbook" (edited by the Organic Synthetic Chemistry Association, published in 1970) which are colored for the human eye, can be used as colorant in the photopolymerizable coating. Specific examples thereof include azo dyes, metal complex salt azo dyes, pyrazolone azo dyes, anthraquinone dyes, phthalacyanine dyes, carbionium dyes, quinonimine dyes, methine dyes, and the like. Phthalocyanine dyes are preferrred. Suitable dyes are salt-forming organic dyes and may be selected from oil-soluble dyes and basic dyes.
  • the amount of dye in the coating may be in the range of about 0.005 g/m 2 to 2 g/m 2 , preferably about 0.007 g/m 2 to 0.5 g/m 2 , more preferably about 0.01 g/m 2 to 0.2 g/m 2 , most preferably about 0.01 g/m 2 to 0.1 g/m 2 .
  • the photopolymerizable layer or another layer of the coating may also comprise a printing-out agent, i.e. a compound which is capable of changing the color of the coating upon exposure. After image-wise exposing of the precursor, a visible image can be produced, hereinafter also referred to as "print-out image".
  • the printing-out agent may be a compound as described in EP-A-1 491 356 paragraph [0116] to [0119] on page 19 and 20, and in US 2005/8971 paragraph [0168] to [0172] on page 17.
  • Preferred printing-out agents are the compounds described in the unpublished PCT Application PCT/ EP 2005/053141, filed on 1 July 2005 , from line 1 page 9 to line 27 page 20. More preferred are the IR-dyes as described in the unpublished Patent Application EP 05 105 440.1, filed on 21 June 2005 , from line 32 page 5 to line 9 page 32.
  • the contrast of the image formed after image-wise exposure and processing with a gum solution is defined as the difference between the optical density at the exposed area to the optical density at the non-exposed area, and this contrast is preferably as high as possible. This enables the end-user to establish immediately whether or not the precursor has already been exposed and processed with a gum solution, to distinguish the different color selections and to inspect the quality of the image on the treated plate precursor.
  • the contrast increases with increasing optical density in the exposed area and/or decreasing optical density in the non-exposed areas.
  • the optical density in the exposed area may increase with the amount and extinction coefficient of the colorant remaining in the exposed areas and the intensity of color formed by the printing-out agent. In the non-exposed areas it is preferred that the amount of colorant is as low as possible and that the intensity of color print-out agent is as low as possible.
  • the optical density can be measured in reflectance by an optical densitometer, equipped with several filters (e.g. cyan, magenta, yellow).
  • the difference in optical density at the exposed area and the non-exposed area has preferably a value of at least 0.3, more preferably at least 0.4, most preferably at least 0.5.
  • the contrast value typically the contrast is not higher than 3.0 or even not higher than 2.0.
  • the type of color of the colorant may also be important.
  • Preferred colors for the colorant are cyan or blue colors, i.e. under blue color we understand a color that appears blue for the human eye.
  • the coating may comprise a top layer which acts as an oxygen barrier layer, hereinafter also referred to as "overcoat layer” or "overcoat”.
  • Preferred binders which can be used in the top layer are polyvinyl alcohol and the polymers disclosed in EP-A-3103498, filed on 22/03/2003 , US 6,410,205 and EP 1 288 720 , including the cited references in these patents and patent applications.
  • the most preferred binder for the toplayer is polyvinylalcohol.
  • the polyvinylalcohol has preferably an hydrolysis degree ranging between 74 mol % and 99 mol %.
  • the weight average molecular weight of the polyvinylalcohol can be measured by the viscosity of an aqueous solution, 4 % by weight, at 20°C as defined in DIN 53 015, and this viscosity number ranges preferably between 3 and 26, more preferably between 3 and 15, most preferably between 3 and 10.
  • the coating thickness of the top layer is preferably between 0.25 and 1.75 g/m 2 , more preferably between 0.25 and 1.3 g/m 2 , most preferably between 0.25 and 1.0 g/m 2 .
  • the toplayer has a coating thickness between 0.25 and 1.75 g/m 2 and comprises a polyvinylalcohol having an hydrolysis degree ranging between 74 mol % and 99 mol % and a viscosity number as defined above ranging between 3 and 26.
  • the composition and the thickness of of the toplayer are optimised in order to obtain a high sensitivity, a good daylight stability and less or no sludge formation during processing.
  • the toplayer comprises less polyvinylalcohol and polyvinylalcohol with a lower molecular weight, preferably a viscosity number of less than 26, more preferably less than 10 is used and a thickness as low as possible but more than 0.25 g/m 2 .
  • the good oxygen barrier is desired, using a polyvinylalcohol with a high hydrolysis degree, preferably 88-98%, and a bigger thickness or the toplayer.
  • the top layer may also comprise a component selected from the compounds of the gum solution as described above.
  • the image-wise exposing step is carried out off-press in a plate setter, i.e. an exposure apparatus suitable for image-wise exposing the precursor by a laser such as a laser diode, emitting around 830 nm, a NdYAG laser, emitting around 1060 nm, a violet laser, emitting around 400 nm, or a gas laser such as Ar laser, or by a digital modulated UV-exposure, e.g. by means of digital mirror devices, or by a conventional exposure in contact with a mask.
  • the precursor is image-wise exposed by a laser emitting IR-light or violet light.
  • the precursor may be preheated in a preheating unit, preferably at a temperature of about 80°C to 150°C and preferably during a dwell time of about 5 seconds to 1 minute.
  • This preheating unit may comprise an heating element, preferably an IR-lamp, an UV-lamp, heated air or a heated roll.
  • the precursor is not preheated after the image-wise exposing step.
  • the precursor is treated, i.e. developed and gummed, with a gum solution in a gumming station which comprises a first and at least a second gumming unit, optionally a first, a second and a third gumming unit.
  • the precursor is firstly treated in the first gumming unit, subsequently in the second gumming unit and, when a third gumming unit is present, finally in the third gumming unit, whereby the non-exposed areas of the photopolymerizable layer are removed from the support and whereby the plate is gummed in a single step, hereinafter also referred to as "developing step” or “developing” or “gum processing".
  • the gum solution is applied to the coating of the precursor by a spraying, jetting, dipping or coating technique, including spin coating, roll coating, slot coating or gravure coating, or by rubbing in with an impregnated pad or by pouring-in, either by hand or in an automatic apparatus.
  • a spraying, jetting, dipping or coating technique including spin coating, roll coating, slot coating or gravure coating, or by rubbing in with an impregnated pad or by pouring-in, either by hand or in an automatic apparatus.
  • the spraying, jetting, dipping or coating techniques are preferred.
  • An example of a spray nozzle which can be used in the spraying technique is an air assisted spray nozzle of the type SUJ1, commercially available at Spraying Systems Belgium, Brussels.
  • the spray nozzle may be mounted on a distance of 50 mm to 200 mm between nozzle and receiving substrate.
  • the flow rate of the spray solution may be set to 7 ml/min.
  • an air pressure in the range of 4.80x10 5 Pa may be used on the spray head. This layer may be dried during the spraying process and/or after the spraying process.
  • Typical examples of jet nozzles which can be used in the jetting technique are ink-jet nozzles and valve-jet nozzles.
  • At least one of said gumming units may be provided with at least one roller for rubbing and/or brushing the coating while applying the gum solution to the coating.
  • the gum solutions used in the developing step has preferably a temperature ranging between 15°C and 85°C, more preferably between 18°C and 65°C, most preferably between 20°C and 55°C.
  • Each of the gumming units may be provided with a tank wherein the gum solution is present: the first gumming unit may comprise a first tank, the second gumming unit may comprise a second tank, and optionally the third gumming unit may also comprise a third tank.
  • the gum solution used to treat the precursor can be collected in a tank and can be used several times to treat the precursor.
  • a replenishing solution can be added to the gum solution, present in each tank.
  • the gum solution in the second gumming unit or, when a third gumming unit is present, in the third gumming unit may be used once-only, i.e. only starting gum solution is used to treat the precursor in this gumming unit by preferably a spraying or jetting technique.
  • Said replenishing solution is a solution which may be selected from a starting gum solution, a concentrated gum solution, a diluted gum solution, a solution of a non-ionic surfactant, water, a solution of a buffer having a pH ranging between 4 and 7 or a baking gum.
  • a concentrated or diluted gum solution is a solution comprising a higher respectively lower concentration of gum additives as defined above.
  • a concentrated gum solution can be added as replenishing solution when the concentration of active products is under a desired level in the gum solution.
  • a diluted gum solution or water can be used when the concentration of active products is above a desired level in the gum solution or when the viscosity of the gum solution is increased or when the volume of the gum solution is under a desired level, e.g.
  • a solution of a non-ionic surfactant or a solution of a buffer can be added when the gum solution needs a higher concentration of a surfactant or when the pH of the gum solution needs to be controlled at a desired pH value or at a desired pH value in a range of two pH values, e.g. between 4 and 7.
  • the addition of replenishing solution i.e. the type and the amount of replenishing solution, may be regulated by the measurement of at least one of the following parameters such as the number and area of plate precursor developed, the time period of developing, the volume in each gumming unit (minimum and maximum level), the viscosity (or viscosity increase) of the gum solution, the pH (or pH change) of the gum solution, the density (or density increase) of the gum solution and the conductivity (or conductivity increase) of the gum solution, or a combination of at least two of them.
  • the density (or density increase) of the gum solution can be measured with a PAAR densitymeter.
  • the same or another replenishing solution can be further added to the one and the same gumming unit or to different gumming units, e.g. a diluted gum solution, a solution of a non-ionic surfactant or water.
  • two different replenishing solutions can also be added to one gumming unit, e.g. a starting gum solution and water.
  • said gumming station comprising said first and second gumming unit
  • said gumming station has the configuration of a cascade system, i.e. the gum solution, used in the second gumming unit and present in the second tank, overflows from the second tank to the first tank when gum replenishing solution is added in the second gumming unit or when the gum solution in the second gumming unit is used once-only, i.e. only starting gum solution is used to develop the precursor in this second gumming unit by preferably a spraying or jetting technique.
  • the used gum solution of this second gumming unit is collected in second tank and overflows to the first tank or is collected in the first tank.
  • the gum solution in this first tank can be used several times to treat the precursor in the first gumming unit.
  • said gumming station comprising said first, second and third gumming unit
  • the used gum solution of this third gumming unit is collected in third tank and overflows to the second tank or is collected in the second tank.
  • the gum solution in this second and first tank can be used several times to treat the precursor respectively in the second and first gumming unit.
  • the same or a different replenishing solution may be further added to the second gumming unit and/or to the first gumming unit.
  • the precursor is treated in the first gumming unit with the gum solution used in second gumming unit, and the precursor is further treated in the second gumming unit with the gum solution used in third gumming unit, and the precursor is further treated in the third gumming unit with starting gum solution by preferably a spraying or jetting technique.
  • Said starting gum solution is a gum solution which has not been used before for treating a precursor and has the same composition as the gum solution at starting the process.
  • the gum solution used in each of the gumming units may be also regenerated by removing insoluble material present in the gum solution.
  • the presence of insoluble material in the gum solution may caused by several reasons, e.g. by removing of a pigment containing coating, by evaporation of solvent or water, or by sedimentation, coagulation or flocculation of components in the gum solution.
  • the insoluble material can be removed by several techniques such as filtration, ultrafiltration, centrifugation or decantation.
  • a suitable apparatus for disposing a waste solution such as the gum solution of the present invention is described in EP-A 747 773 .
  • the apparatus can be connected to the tank of a gumming unit to regenerate the used gum solution by circulation of the gum solution over a filter or a filter membrane.
  • the gum solution can be circulated over the filter or filter membrane continuously, periodically or during the treating time, or the circulation is regulated by the measurement of the turbidity or transparency (i.e. optical transmission) of the gum solution whereby the circulation starts when the turbidity exceeds an upper value and stops when a under value is reached.
  • the upper and under turbidity value can be chosen in relation to the desired degree of purification.
  • the plate can be dried after the gum-processing step in a drying unit.
  • the plate is dried by heating the plate in the drying unit which may contain at least one heating element selected from an IR-lamp, an UV-lamp, a heated metal roller or heated air.
  • the plate is dried with heated air as known in the drying section of a classical developing machine.
  • the plate can be heated in a baking unit, optionally after drying the plate.
  • the precursor is developed by using a baking gum and the gum solution is preferably replenished by adding a replenishing baking gum.
  • Said replenishing baking gum is a solution which may be selected from a starting baking gum, i.e. a solution having the same composition as the baking gum used at the start of the development, a concentrated baking gum or a diluted baking gum, i.e. a solution having a higher respectively lower concentration of additives than the starting baking gum, and water.
  • the baking unit may contain at least one heating element selected from an IR-lamp, an UV-lamp, a heated metal roller or heated air.
  • the plate is preferably heated in the baking unit at a temperature above 150°C and less than the decomposition temperature of the coating, more preferably between 200°C and 295°C, most preferably between 250°C and 290°C. A longer heating time is usually used when a lower heating temperature is used, and a shorter heating time is used when a higher heating temperature is used.
  • the plate is preferably heated over a time period of less than 10 minutes, more preferably less than 5 minutes, most preferably less than 2 minutes.
  • the plate is heated by the method as described in EP-A 1 506 854 . In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the plate is heated by the method as described in WO 2005/015318 .
  • the drying step and the heating step may be combined in one single step wherein the plate, after the gum-developing step, is dried and heated in an integrated drying-baking station.
  • the first gumming unit and the second gumming unit are coupled together by mechanically plate conveying means.
  • the first gumming unit may be further coupled by mechanically plate conveying means to the preheating unit.
  • the second gumming unit may be further coupled by mechanically plate conveying means to the drying unit.
  • the drying station may be further coupled by mechanically plate conveying means to the baking unit.
  • the second gumming unit may also be further coupled by mechanically plate conveying means to the integrated drying-baking unit.
  • said preheating unit coupled to said first gumming unit, may be further coupled to said plate setter by mechanical plate conveying means wherein the precursor is shielded from ambient light.
  • a 0.3 mm thick aluminum foil was degreased by spraying with an aqueous solution containing 26 g/l of NaOH at 65°C for 2 seconds and rinsed with demineralized water for 1.5 seconds.
  • the foil was then electrochemically grained during 10 seconds using an alternating current in an aqueous solution containing 15 g/l of HCl, 15 g/l of SO 4 2- ions and 5 g/l of Al 3+ ions at a temperature of 37°C and a current density of about 100 A/dm 2 .
  • the aluminum foil was then desmutted by etching with an aqueous solution containing 5.5 g/l of NaOH at 36°C for 2 seconds and rinsed with demineralized water for 2 seconds.
  • the foil was subsequently subjected to anodic oxidation during 15 seconds in an aqueous solution containing 145 g/l of sulfuric acid at a temperature of 50°C and a current density of 17 A/dm 2 , then washed with demineralized water for 11 seconds and post-treated for 3 seconds by spraying a solution containing 2.2 g/l of polyvinylphosphonic acid at 70°C, rinsed with demineralized water for 1 seconds and dried at 120°C for 5 seconds.
  • the support thus obtained was characterized by a surface roughness Ra of 0.35-0.4 ⁇ m, measured with interferometer NT1100, and had an anodic weight of 3.0 g/m 2 .
  • the coating compositions for the photosensitive layer P-1 was prepared by mixing the ingredients as specified in Table 2. The resulting solution was coated on a support. After coating, the plate was dried for 1 minute at 120°C in a circulation oven. The resulting applied amount is 1.20 g/m 2 Table 2: Compositions of the photosensitive layer solutions.
  • the precursor was imaged with an energy of 25 ⁇ J/cm 2 in a violet plate setter device Advantage DL3850 (Addressability : 1270 dpi).
  • a VSP-85 processing unit is designed for a conventional alkaline development of photopolymer printing plates, the configuration of the processor unit has been changed for this example. For this example only four sections are used : pre-heat section, pre-wash section, developer section and dry section. The wash and gum section are bypassed.
  • the transport speed of the printing plates through the processor is 1.2 m/min.
  • a plate temperature of 110 °C (measured on the backside of the printing plate precursor) is established.
  • the pre-wash section (30 1) is filled with a Gum-1 solution
  • developer section (43 1) is also filled with a Gum-1 solution.
  • the temperature of both the pre-wash and the developer sections is room temperature. Replenishment of the pre-wash (gum-1 solution) amounts to 15 ml/m 2 , replenishment of the developer (gum-1 solution) also amounts to 15 ml/m 2 .

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